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Thousands of Britons were stranded on both sides of the Atlantic as airlines
suspended services between the UK and America’s East Coast.

British Airways cancelled all flights to and from New York, Baltimore,
Washington DC, Boston and Philadelphia. Virgin Atlantic halted flights to
and from New York, Newark, Boston and Washington DC. Both urged passengers
due to fly today to check the airline websites before travelling to
airports, as more cancellations were likely.

A BA spokesman said that its other American flights were operating normally
and it expected to run an uninterrupted service to Toronto and Montreal in
Canada. He